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governor romney is good. i'm just okay. >> and paul ryan played his own version. >> president obama is a gifted speaker. he's been on the national stage for many years. he's done these kinds of debates before. this is mitt's first time on this kind of a stage. >> but if all candidates are trying to lower expectations, maybe chris christie missed that memo. >> governor romney's going to lay out his vision for a better and greater america for greater opportunity for all of our citizens. and i think that's when you're going to see this race really start to tighten and move in governor romney's direction. come thursday morning, the entire narrative of this race is going to change. >> i want to bring in dana milbank and matt welsh. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> i suppose we shouldn't be surprised this race to lower expectations. give us your take on the expectations for this debate. >> romney needs something to happen for him. he's had a bad couple of weeks. ever since the 47% comment which i th
governor romney is good. i'm just okay. >> and paul ryan played his own version. >> president obama is a gifted speaker. he's been on the national stage for many years. he's done these kinds of debates before. this is mitt's first time on this kind of a stage. >> but if all candidates are trying to lower expectations, maybe chris christie missed that memo. >> governor romney's going to lay out his vision for a better and greater america for greater opportunity for all of...
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mitt romney has a jd from harvard. he sort of hinted that he wanted immediate withdrawal from afghanistan which is not the republican message or the mitt romney message. it wasn't just the style of delivery and the tone of what eastwood was saying was wrong, actually when he talked about substance he was saying the wrong thing. >> when he did talk about mitt romney and paul ryan, it wasn't exactly the most effusive endorsement i've heard, for somebody who in the lead-up to introducing the candidate. >> no, that's right. it's a big risk to have an actor come out and improv. he wasn't working on a teleprompter. the best core relair to that was in 2004 when arnold schwarzenegger spoke at the republican convention in new york, and that was a very tightly wound, very macho, tough speech. it was the block that eastwood could have filled. it wasn't the performance. >> we want to go back to lakeland, florida, because any minute we'll see paul ryan and mitt romney back together. let's get right to peter alexander in lakeland wh
mitt romney has a jd from harvard. he sort of hinted that he wanted immediate withdrawal from afghanistan which is not the republican message or the mitt romney message. it wasn't just the style of delivery and the tone of what eastwood was saying was wrong, actually when he talked about substance he was saying the wrong thing. >> when he did talk about mitt romney and paul ryan, it wasn't exactly the most effusive endorsement i've heard, for somebody who in the lead-up to introducing the...
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you know what the response of supporters of mitt romney and mitt romney would say. the real inequality has been brought about by the policies of barack obama. an unemployment rate that is stuck. people aren't working. people can't hold on to their houses. that affects the tax base. what will -- >> and that's because of trickle down economics for the last 40 years that romney stands for that has not worked. if trickle down economics worked, chris, there would be full employment in this country. so that is an absurd lie that's being perpetrated on the american people and we're going to use every last breath in this election to make sure that people understand what's at stake. and i believe that we're going to turn out in numbers like never before because working people want this country to be better for the next generation. >> mary kay henry from seiu, good to have you on the program. >> thank you. >>> coming up, a sneak peek of governor mitt romney's comments before the naacp. he says his plan will help hundreds of millions of middle class americans. how? we'll take
you know what the response of supporters of mitt romney and mitt romney would say. the real inequality has been brought about by the policies of barack obama. an unemployment rate that is stuck. people aren't working. people can't hold on to their houses. that affects the tax base. what will -- >> and that's because of trickle down economics for the last 40 years that romney stands for that has not worked. if trickle down economics worked, chris, there would be full employment in this...
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mitt romney has to win all of the swing states. >> mid-western as well. >> you say that the romney camp is looking at two things right now and you mentioned passion as one of them. >> listen, i think one of the big problems for this campaign is they lack fire especially when you look at the intensity that voters have about a lot of these issues. in my mind, there is a lot of factors that go into play when you think about vp. do you go with demographics or a particular issue and in this case, the economy or the battle ground. you are talking about passion, you look at governor kristi. he overshadows romney and would make the people nervous about him. i think it's the wrong strategy, but my guess is they play it and that means a governor pawlenty or senator portman. >> group is women. the president took over 50% of them in 2008. ann romney pipes in on a potential woman vp candidate take a listen to this. >> we're have been looking at this and i love that option as well. a lot of people that mitt is considering right now. >> on the heels of that from yesterday, mitt romney was joined on th
mitt romney has to win all of the swing states. >> mid-western as well. >> you say that the romney camp is looking at two things right now and you mentioned passion as one of them. >> listen, i think one of the big problems for this campaign is they lack fire especially when you look at the intensity that voters have about a lot of these issues. in my mind, there is a lot of factors that go into play when you think about vp. do you go with demographics or a particular issue...
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mitt romney is going there tomorrow. just looking at it objectively, you may think it's an exercise in futility since the vast majority of african-americans in 2008. the fact that he is going there, does it tell you he thinks he can win over african-americans? he will be talking about jobs and given that unemployment rates for african-americans were at 14.4 percents are in june, could he have success? >> as the voter id law is under a false premises, they are nonpartisan and we are delight that mr. romney will be there and the vice president will be there on inside houston. mr. romney will not only speak the words, but stand on his record in massachusetts when she was governor and had the lowest amount of job creation. at bain capital he outsourced jobs. i hope he will say he is in support and acknowledge that is suppresses votes of minorities, latinos, elderly, soldiers and african-americans. i hope he will indicate that if he was to be elected, he would be a strong supportive civil rights law. that will be a message th
mitt romney is going there tomorrow. just looking at it objectively, you may think it's an exercise in futility since the vast majority of african-americans in 2008. the fact that he is going there, does it tell you he thinks he can win over african-americans? he will be talking about jobs and given that unemployment rates for african-americans were at 14.4 percents are in june, could he have success? >> as the voter id law is under a false premises, they are nonpartisan and we are...
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this starts the romney family's annual vacation dubbed the romney olympics. all five son, their wives and children will join ann and mitt will join them for a week long get away. the week wraps up with a set of competitive games like running, biking and swimming, hence the name, the romney olympics. big time supporter chris christie seems to be telling it like it is as a competitive sport of his own. listen to what he said to a reporter this weekend who wanted to ask a question about something besides what he wanted to talk about. >> did i stay on topic. are you stupid? on topic. next question. good. thank you. i'm sorry for the idiot over there. take care. >> if you read only one thing this morning, check out the provocative question asked by new york magazine, completely on topic. does being rich make you mean? it's up on our facebook page at facebook/jansing co. [ buzz ] off to work! did you know honey nut cheerios is america's favorite cereal? oh, you're good! hey, did you know that honey nut cheerios is... oh you too! ooh, hey america's favorite cereal i
this starts the romney family's annual vacation dubbed the romney olympics. all five son, their wives and children will join ann and mitt will join them for a week long get away. the week wraps up with a set of competitive games like running, biking and swimming, hence the name, the romney olympics. big time supporter chris christie seems to be telling it like it is as a competitive sport of his own. listen to what he said to a reporter this weekend who wanted to ask a question about something...
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they say it shows romney after '99 did not actively manage bain funds. >> let me bring in romney campaign special advisor kerryy healey who served on the obama campaign. >> it's very clear from every statement by governor romney and also by bain capital that governor romney did not have an active role in bain capital in 1999. the whole purpose of this discussion is simply to distract from president obama's failed reco record. >> did he send jobs overseas and again, the romney cam pain turned his full attention to the olympics in 1999. isn't the very definition of -- >> president obama just does not want to talk about the economy and jobs, and the american people deserve a much more honest campaign than they're getting right now. all of the ads that are being put out by the obama campaign. you can have all the fact checking on "washington post," saying all of these attacks on governor romney during his bain years are just a distraction. we need to get back to the issues that people care about, which are jobs and the economy. and governor romney has created jobs in the private sector. >> th
they say it shows romney after '99 did not actively manage bain funds. >> let me bring in romney campaign special advisor kerryy healey who served on the obama campaign. >> it's very clear from every statement by governor romney and also by bain capital that governor romney did not have an active role in bain capital in 1999. the whole purpose of this discussion is simply to distract from president obama's failed reco record. >> did he send jobs overseas and again, the romney...
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similar route maps for romney. joining me now as political reporter for the "columbus dispatch," joe barton, good to see you. >> great to be here. >> i know your paper endorsed mitt romney. but tell me about wa you're sensing on the ground. how close is this? does one side of the other have the edge? >> it's going to come down to the bull pen. if i had to pick a side, obama by a hair. but i mean, it really could go either way. it comes down to who turns out to vote. >> maybe the most fascinating thing i found yesterday and going to their headquarters, my family is here. a lot of the workers on both sides were telling me the expense, they've done this before, fewer people that they were calling were hanging up. more people were inviting them in or engaging them in conversation when they went door to door. there has been some concern about the deluge of advertising, whether it was express turnout. how engaged do you think voters are? >> i think they are very engaged. if you were to go over there and just grab the ave
similar route maps for romney. joining me now as political reporter for the "columbus dispatch," joe barton, good to see you. >> great to be here. >> i know your paper endorsed mitt romney. but tell me about wa you're sensing on the ground. how close is this? does one side of the other have the edge? >> it's going to come down to the bull pen. if i had to pick a side, obama by a hair. but i mean, it really could go either way. it comes down to who turns out to vote....
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the romney campaign released this new ad. it's about ann romney and her multiple sclerosis. take a look. >> i was frightened. mitt was frighterned. but i needed him desperately. >> as long as it's nothing fatal, i'm just fine. i'm happy in life as long as i've got my soulmate with me. >> is this going to help mitt romney with him? >> it helps humanize him and also when ann is in front of the camera, romney is better liked. ann romney has very high positives. yeah, thing this helps humanize romney and some of the things his life was. necessarily, you know, all bain money. it wasn't just that. they've had some struggles. >> is there a downside to an ad like that, e.j.? can it look like they're trying to take advantage of something that is a difficult situation? they're playing very blatantly to people's emotions? >> they are, but i think people are accustomed to that in cam pans. i have to say i heard africn ra speak for the first time. i thought she was the best asset this candidate has, so i think she is quite impressive in the way she talks about how he stood by her. i thin
the romney campaign released this new ad. it's about ann romney and her multiple sclerosis. take a look. >> i was frightened. mitt was frighterned. but i needed him desperately. >> as long as it's nothing fatal, i'm just fine. i'm happy in life as long as i've got my soulmate with me. >> is this going to help mitt romney with him? >> it helps humanize him and also when ann is in front of the camera, romney is better liked. ann romney has very high positives. yeah, thing...
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romney, ryan. romney, ryan. there you go. i guess the question becomes are people pushing him into something he's not? he got good interviews in. is the trouble in parthen roey tes not to be romn? ye ihi i ironic that they're saying let ryan be ryan. but throughout then tire process, we've really not been 100% clear who mitt romney is, right, because the guy who was vernor of massachusetts, had he run as that guy, he would have been more likehe g w o "60 minutes." he's been forced to run this eternal primary where he's constantly trying to please the farthest right base of the republican party and so he isn't really being allowed to make what is supposed to be a pivot to a general election caid so t tbleally is partly that. then they've tried to pull romney into the ryan mold. they vnld allowed ryan to do what he was picked to , which is talksn policy because they understand that would be even more unpolarhat tre putting out there right now? >> is it that his instincts aren't good, he's being given bad advice? somehow it's no
romney, ryan. romney, ryan. there you go. i guess the question becomes are people pushing him into something he's not? he got good interviews in. is the trouble in parthen roey tes not to be romn? ye ihi i ironic that they're saying let ryan be ryan. but throughout then tire process, we've really not been 100% clear who mitt romney is, right, because the guy who was vernor of massachusetts, had he run as that guy, he would have been more likehe g w o "60 minutes." he's been forced to...
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mitt romney. he gets to decide who he thinks will be the best vice president and the person best prepared to serve with him to turn our country around. >> is it going to be you? >> i doubt it. >> do you have a good sense to any of us about what may be going on. it has been pretty clear on republican leadership that they needed to try a different tactic? >> they certainly want to do it differently. that's obvious. the result will show they have done it differently. that's because mitt romney and john mccain couldn't be more different in how they approach decisions. mccain made and makes decisions by the seat of his pants as with the sarah palin pick. mitt romney is a careful planner and how he has done business all of his life. that is what the vetting process is doing. i bet you that vetting process is microscopic whoever gets picked will have earned it. it will be a very difficult process. top questions will be asked about every aspect of life. it won't be a lot of fun. >> i have been doing this
mitt romney. he gets to decide who he thinks will be the best vice president and the person best prepared to serve with him to turn our country around. >> is it going to be you? >> i doubt it. >> do you have a good sense to any of us about what may be going on. it has been pretty clear on republican leadership that they needed to try a different tactic? >> they certainly want to do it differently. that's obvious. the result will show they have done it differently. that's...
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the romney campaign and the rnc came in at $111.6, mitt romney's highest ever haul, but he still couldn't beat president obama. and money isn't the only place president obama looks like he has a slight advantage. a new poll shows he's getting a bounce from the convention. let me bring in david hawkings. good to see both of you. >> good morning, chris. >> good morning. chuck todd is one of the people who is saying this morning money is not going to decide this race. there is so much of it. they both have hundreds of millions of dollars that they've spent and will spend. but is there a psychological advantage when it comes to outraising the other side? >> i think it's good for the obama campaign in terms of showing enthusiasm. for the first time, today raise more money than april. i think overall, as other people have said, there's so much money, one. and then, two republican sewer packs are vastly outraising the democrat sewer packs. you'll see more ads that are anti-obama and pro-obama. this one month is not going to tell us a whole lot about fundraising in the campaign. >> mitt romney ha
the romney campaign and the rnc came in at $111.6, mitt romney's highest ever haul, but he still couldn't beat president obama. and money isn't the only place president obama looks like he has a slight advantage. a new poll shows he's getting a bounce from the convention. let me bring in david hawkings. good to see both of you. >> good morning, chris. >> good morning. chuck todd is one of the people who is saying this morning money is not going to decide this race. there is so much...
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romney paid. i think that's terrific. >> if mitt romney has a vulnerability that could cost him the nomination, is this it? >> i think it's a -- something his critics are trying to paint him as and right now, he's not helping. this is the third unforced error we've seen from romney on the campaign trial. corporations are people. i like to fire people. even though he was talking about something else. you can click that into an ad, no problem. they haven't really found a way to deal with this yet on the campaign and until they do, his critics are going to keep scoring points by you know, showing that -- by these comments. i mean, and so until they realize how to handle that, it's going to be tough. it's really going to be tough. >> and we've seen them turning around the web ads. stick around jackie and charles for just a minute. if the president does face off against mitt romney, there's a new poll that shows it's a dead heat right now. joining me now is chris van holland. besides that match up we j
romney paid. i think that's terrific. >> if mitt romney has a vulnerability that could cost him the nomination, is this it? >> i think it's a -- something his critics are trying to paint him as and right now, he's not helping. this is the third unforced error we've seen from romney on the campaign trial. corporations are people. i like to fire people. even though he was talking about something else. you can click that into an ad, no problem. they haven't really found a way to deal...
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i don't s romney dng t happdanc forpoman. or ds ittter >> t bui u t it d th postnnouemenexamination, but -- that one problem, it's always hd toout aarah pali it' hd tout io thnatial sgef youe ver ne a kin oonte bere. sheas n beeutn t international stage, she was for years. >> what you have here is someone who does not agree on forgn licy whany othe forgn pocymars aund tt rney. es hanto have tt kd cla set upswe,ustn foreign policy? there are so many questions here that make her, yes, appealing, but not a gret. >>nd j sgest thi rninthathis s leado drud becse tyante to t usalkibout ts a not out in. th's ght, st o a diversion from bain and all of the attacks. but i d think, even the mention ofondoezzaiceoespeak tohe fachathether peopn the srt lt don ve toreiolic o credtial thahe h lik themr may you don't like them, because they're too tied with bush. i think a lot of people on this li wlde a tim pawnty aob jind. mittomnef he goes with the governor, he could be -- entirelyo president obama and vice president biden. >> meanwhi youo
i don't s romney dng t happdanc forpoman. or ds ittter >> t bui u t it d th postnnouemenexamination, but -- that one problem, it's always hd toout aarah pali it' hd tout io thnatial sgef youe ver ne a kin oonte bere. sheas n beeutn t international stage, she was for years. >> what you have here is someone who does not agree on forgn licy whany othe forgn pocymars aund tt rney. es hanto have tt kd cla set upswe,ustn foreign policy? there are so many questions here that make her, yes,...
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multiple homes like mitt romney. i think it's so exciting you can be in this time and still not have a definitive front-runner. still not have -- your talking about him as a comeback kid. everyone had ordained him from the beginning and now there's all this opposition. it's wonderful right now to be an american. >> well, you know, it makes all of this a lot more fun watching the debate tonight. we're only on debate 273. but we're still interested for some reason. there's a disagreement in the romney camp about how to approach this. what do you do about rick santorum? and obviously it's a critical question. is it time to go after him hard on social issues? or is it likely to come back and bite him because then it shines a light somewhere that he doesn't want it to shine? what would you tell him to do? >> well, i don't think romney is going to go after rick santorum on social issues. i think, you know, santorum's weaknesses have to come from the right. you can't go after him from the left. i think that would be a disas
multiple homes like mitt romney. i think it's so exciting you can be in this time and still not have a definitive front-runner. still not have -- your talking about him as a comeback kid. everyone had ordained him from the beginning and now there's all this opposition. it's wonderful right now to be an american. >> well, you know, it makes all of this a lot more fun watching the debate tonight. we're only on debate 273. but we're still interested for some reason. there's a disagreement in...
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if mitt romney wins wisconsin. does it affect anything, though, really, erin? we're not going to see rick santorum go away, are we? >> no, it suffocates the media coverage for rick santorum and the media will be ready to turn to the general election at that point. but the santorum campaign is continuing to float opposition research about mitt romney because they want this thing to keep going. but it suffocates the coverage for santorum at that point. >> erin mcpike, clarence page, thanks to both of you. >>> what we want to know is who won the $640 million mega millions jackpot. three winning tickets were sold in kansas, illinois and maryland. and then look at the front page of the "new york post." this woman says she has one of those tickets. but her co-workers at a fast-fd restaurant are furious because she claims she bought the winning ticket separate from the pool that they were all in. and now lottery officials are saying to her and everybody else, not so fast. >> i think we were not helped by the fact that yes
if mitt romney wins wisconsin. does it affect anything, though, really, erin? we're not going to see rick santorum go away, are we? >> no, it suffocates the media coverage for rick santorum and the media will be ready to turn to the general election at that point. but the santorum campaign is continuing to float opposition research about mitt romney because they want this thing to keep going. but it suffocates the coverage for santorum at that point. >> erin mcpike, clarence page,...
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he doesn't help mitt romney. a lot of people are questioning his judgment as people questioned john mccain's judgment when sarah palin chose not to be running back. >> headlining is time for romney to fire trump. make your case. >> i just think i hope clarence is right that it's not going to do much for him. i agree with him that trump doesn't care. all trump cares about is getting attention. i call him an attention0 phile. he is tapping into the worse of a republican base that is not as enthusiastic about mitt romney. donald trump makes it look like he walks down the park avenue and people are screaming at him like go donald. he is appealing to the sliver of the republican base and it probably goes beyond the republican base that are really enthusiastic hearing this stuff. i hope it doesn't help mitt romney because it shouldn't. you would think mitt romney would not want to stand on a stage with a guy doing this stuff. so far he will take the money and run. >> and what he has said is he himself and his people ar
he doesn't help mitt romney. a lot of people are questioning his judgment as people questioned john mccain's judgment when sarah palin chose not to be running back. >> headlining is time for romney to fire trump. make your case. >> i just think i hope clarence is right that it's not going to do much for him. i agree with him that trump doesn't care. all trump cares about is getting attention. i call him an attention0 phile. he is tapping into the worse of a republican base that is...
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crucial one for mitt romney. they are both going to speak before this important conservative crowded cpac. the pressure has been showing on romney, who not so long ago had newt gingrich in his sights and switched his target to santorum. >> some of the things in his record are troubling. the fact he voted five times to raise the debt ceiling without compensating reductions in federal spending. that's a problem. the fact that while he was in washington government spending went up 80%. he's a fan of earmarks. >> the c-pac audience doesn't love him. this is rick santorum's real house. he needs to wow. he's rising because he had to go nuclear against gingrich. something santorum said this morning he won't do. >> i'm going to talk about the issues. i'm going to talk about my record and my vision for the country. i'm going to talk about governor romney's record and barack obama's record and his vision for the country. >> i'm going to bring back robert and michael joining the conversation. yesterday, it's reported mitt r
crucial one for mitt romney. they are both going to speak before this important conservative crowded cpac. the pressure has been showing on romney, who not so long ago had newt gingrich in his sights and switched his target to santorum. >> some of the things in his record are troubling. the fact he voted five times to raise the debt ceiling without compensating reductions in federal spending. that's a problem. the fact that while he was in washington government spending went up 80%. he's...
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romney's message than mr. romney does at his own rallies. at the same time, there was a satire in politico and it's been fueling speculation that the romney/ryan relationship is strained. >>> joan meg now, the author of that piece, chief political columnist for politico, roger simon. i thought it was pretty funny but some readers were confused that your piece was a satire. let me read an excerpt. reportedly, ryan has been marching around his campaign bus saying things like, if stench call, take a message, and tell stench i'm having finger sandwiches with peggy noonan and i'll text him later. politico added a editor's note clarifying about the satire, but i know some readers were indeed confused. tell me about what's been going on with this piece. the point and the reaction. >> sure. the point is that i didn't invent the word stench. i think if i had called mitt romney mr. stench it would have been in bad taste and i would never have done it. the fact is that word that phrase comes from the former political director of the iowa republican par
romney's message than mr. romney does at his own rallies. at the same time, there was a satire in politico and it's been fueling speculation that the romney/ryan relationship is strained. >>> joan meg now, the author of that piece, chief political columnist for politico, roger simon. i thought it was pretty funny but some readers were confused that your piece was a satire. let me read an excerpt. reportedly, ryan has been marching around his campaign bus saying things like, if stench...
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this is about mitt romney. at the end of the day people are looking at mitt romney and barack obama and they have to make a choice. >> susan, can is surrogate strategy go sour. the daily telegraph a romney advisor making the rounds and said we're part of an anglo sac that the special relationship is special. >> the source was unnamed and it was a questionable quote to begin with and how it was taken. >> is that the risk? >> an unnamed source isn't -- i don't put that on the table because anyone can say anything on either side. the surrogates we're talking about going out this week and going around the country, it's a matter if you have good surrogates or not. sometimes we saw with cory booker when the bain stuff came out worked against. if they are properly vetted and we know what they are doing, it works. >> folks that are out there as we look at that roster, these are potential v.p. picks. these are the upper echelon of mitt romney's surrogates. >> what's great about having this many well informed surrogates
this is about mitt romney. at the end of the day people are looking at mitt romney and barack obama and they have to make a choice. >> susan, can is surrogate strategy go sour. the daily telegraph a romney advisor making the rounds and said we're part of an anglo sac that the special relationship is special. >> the source was unnamed and it was a questionable quote to begin with and how it was taken. >> is that the risk? >> an unnamed source isn't -- i don't put that on...
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santorum has a chance of giving romney a big shot there in that state or romney could continue his momentum. >> the issue of mitt romney, the front-runners being called into question in terms of how soon he will take up that status. the front page of the "new york times" yesterday hitting on that point, talking about how the candidates are preparing for a brokered convention even though here is what john mccain and rnc chairman said earlier. >> i don't think it's going to happen. >> we're not making plans now for a brokered convention. we have rules to handle any possibility and obviously we're going to follow those rules. >> so what are you hearing? is that happening? are they preparing? >> well, the candidates on both sides are preparing for the possibility of a contested convention where neither of the candidates or any of the candidates get enough of those 1,044 delegates to walk into tampa as the nominee. romney talking to lawyers and really looking at this possibility. this seemed unlikely five, six, seven months ago when it was clear romney had the best organization that he had, the
santorum has a chance of giving romney a big shot there in that state or romney could continue his momentum. >> the issue of mitt romney, the front-runners being called into question in terms of how soon he will take up that status. the front page of the "new york times" yesterday hitting on that point, talking about how the candidates are preparing for a brokered convention even though here is what john mccain and rnc chairman said earlier. >> i don't think it's going to...
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romney pays 13.9%. outraged. tish tweets, i wonder why he acts so cagey about the thing and why he won't follow his father's example. seems like he is hiding something other than the tax rate he pays. and from bernard mitt's income tax bracket is the gift that keeps giving. obama need not say anything, we get it. the system stinks. as someone who uses insulin, i'm always looking for new ways to help me manage my diabetes. take a look at this. freestyle lite test strips? they need just a third the blood of onetouch ultra. really? and the unique zipwik tab targets the blood and pulls it in. wow! look at that! and you can get these strips for a $15 monthly co-pay simply by joining the freestyle promise program. alright! looks like i'm going to be testing and saving at the same time. call or click today and join for free. test easy. isn't some optional pursuit. a privilege for the ultra-wealthy. it's a necessity. i find investments with e-trade's top 5 lists. quickly. easily. i use pre-defined screeners and insightfu
romney pays 13.9%. outraged. tish tweets, i wonder why he acts so cagey about the thing and why he won't follow his father's example. seems like he is hiding something other than the tax rate he pays. and from bernard mitt's income tax bracket is the gift that keeps giving. obama need not say anything, we get it. the system stinks. as someone who uses insulin, i'm always looking for new ways to help me manage my diabetes. take a look at this. freestyle lite test strips? they need just a third...
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talking about ann romney as his secret weapon. >> ann romney is not a secret anymore. she is a very potent and capable advocate for mitt romney, and she will continue to be so. in pennsylvania, you're going to see her all around suburban philadelphia continuously and anywhere else that it's important for the romney campaign to connect with suburban voters, male and female. to the point you raised for the conventi convention, this is terribly important for mitt romney. the alternative needs to be a central one. a divided party that's divided deep into august doesn't look like a party that's ready if you're ready to fire the incumbent president. >> so romney focusing on the general election, bringing out ann romney more. did you hear him on the radio. she was basically asked, is your husband a stiff? here's what she had to say. >> well, i guess we better unzip him and let the real mitt romney out because he is not. it is so funny to me that that is the perception out there because he is funny, he's engaging, he's witty. he's always playing jokes. when i met him when he w
talking about ann romney as his secret weapon. >> ann romney is not a secret anymore. she is a very potent and capable advocate for mitt romney, and she will continue to be so. in pennsylvania, you're going to see her all around suburban philadelphia continuously and anywhere else that it's important for the romney campaign to connect with suburban voters, male and female. to the point you raised for the conventi convention, this is terribly important for mitt romney. the alternative...
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could come to romney's rescue. a new analysis by our first read team finds that 44% of all tv and radio ad spending so far have come from super pacs and outside groups. now, the lion's share of that super pac spending, 75% has gone to support mitt romney. let me bring in democratic strategist steve mcmahon and republican strategist john feary. gentlemen, good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> american crossroads just launched a $10 million ad campaign. mitt romney raked in $4 million at a california fund-raiser last night. could money essentially, steve, fix this series of problems for mitt romney? >> well, structurally, the race is close and remains close, and that's the good news for mitt romney. but the bad news for mitt romney is $500 million has been spent so far, and the only thing that's really moved the numbers has been the bump that the president got as a result of his convention and the number movement that we saw, or we will see here soon, as a result of mitt romney's mistake. so, i don't thi
could come to romney's rescue. a new analysis by our first read team finds that 44% of all tv and radio ad spending so far have come from super pacs and outside groups. now, the lion's share of that super pac spending, 75% has gone to support mitt romney. let me bring in democratic strategist steve mcmahon and republican strategist john feary. gentlemen, good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> american crossroads just launched a $10 million ad campaign. mitt romney...
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that's, who is mitt romney? what is mitt romney's vision for leading the country? where will mitt romney take the country? >> you know, i'm wondering, there's been this talk, as you know, james, that he's written much of his speech himself, and i was wondering if that's a little bit like the old adage that says, a lawyer who defends himself has a fool for a client. i mean, do you think he really wrote the speech himself and is that a good idea? >> i guess i wouldn't be surprised if he did. something for big speech, candidates, presidents tend to do. let me take a little pressure off governor romney. the long historical pattern is, these acceptance speeches by candidates are not usually the thing you remember most about a convention. usually you remember things like the keynote speech, the debut of new figures, the family member speeches. so in a way, the ideal path for gove governor in romney what his wife provided, paul ryan, negative argument and strategy from condoleezza rice. if he could just assume they're already on the record and do his best to tell a story,
that's, who is mitt romney? what is mitt romney's vision for leading the country? where will mitt romney take the country? >> you know, i'm wondering, there's been this talk, as you know, james, that he's written much of his speech himself, and i was wondering if that's a little bit like the old adage that says, a lawyer who defends himself has a fool for a client. i mean, do you think he really wrote the speech himself and is that a good idea? >> i guess i wouldn't be surprised if...
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romney is losing ohio. the president has emphasized saving the auto industry, now the unemployment rate has gone down, but with a lot of cash can things be turned around? >> you know, at some point there's a declining significance of cash. in presidential campaigns people start paying a lot of attention to you. they pay a lot of attention especially though to their news anchor, 5:00 p.m. news anchor is the most trusted individual in most local markets. so that news show is very important. so that's why candidates go to town, they do those events, they try to make the morning and evening news so they can have an impression because people only believe half of what they see in tv ads. >> joe, what do you think? yesterday julian tep from the financial times was on and she was talking about $500 million still that's left to spend on negative ads. do you think that that could have a big impact with the final 32 days of this campaign? >> well, i do. this is going to be a very, very tight race, as you can see. i th
romney is losing ohio. the president has emphasized saving the auto industry, now the unemployment rate has gone down, but with a lot of cash can things be turned around? >> you know, at some point there's a declining significance of cash. in presidential campaigns people start paying a lot of attention to you. they pay a lot of attention especially though to their news anchor, 5:00 p.m. news anchor is the most trusted individual in most local markets. so that news show is very important....
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of a perfect or even semiperfect alternative to romney and say, you know, the rational choice is romney. we're better off ending this sooner rather than later f. that happens, it will be the voters who will decide because they will have looked at santorum, they will have seen his momentum and said, you know what, that's nice, maybe inspires me to a certain level. but my rational mind is telling me we need to end this process. it's bleeding romney of support among independents right now the longer this goes on. and it's a subtextual dynamic of tonight, of super tuesday and of the entire romney message. >> if rick santorum wins ohio, he can say not only, i am the alternati alternative, but i am the person who can fight on obama's battleground, which is hay peeling to middle class, blue-collar americans, because he's going to say, look at what i did in ohio. and i'm wondering -- i'm going to play this clip from ann romney. and we're going to play the whole thing. but it plays into this perception that mitt romney is out of touch, whether you call them notionals or whatever, going in part f
of a perfect or even semiperfect alternative to romney and say, you know, the rational choice is romney. we're better off ending this sooner rather than later f. that happens, it will be the voters who will decide because they will have looked at santorum, they will have seen his momentum and said, you know what, that's nice, maybe inspires me to a certain level. but my rational mind is telling me we need to end this process. it's bleeding romney of support among independents right now the...
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and then here romney is comparing three years of obama to four years of romney in massachusetts. three years of romney, he created 3,000 jobs maybe. it's nothing to brag about. >> just one pinocchio but not a gepeto. glen kessler, always good to have you. thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >> an american citizen, a former marine, has been sentenced to death in iran. a court found the 28 year old guilty of spying for the cia. his father lives in michigan. he says his son was visiting his grandmothers in iran when he was detained. i'm joined by nbc news tehran bureau chief. what more can you tell us about this? >> reporter: good morning, chris. that's right. a very heavy death sentence is being handed down. the charges are spying for the cia. >> obviously having some problems with our signal there. i can tell you a little bit more about this story. obviously he was american born. his family lives in michigan. his father is a college professor in flint, michigan. the state department has called for his release. he is entitled, by the way, to appeal this. his family has said he di
and then here romney is comparing three years of obama to four years of romney in massachusetts. three years of romney, he created 3,000 jobs maybe. it's nothing to brag about. >> just one pinocchio but not a gepeto. glen kessler, always good to have you. thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >> an american citizen, a former marine, has been sentenced to death in iran. a court found the 28 year old guilty of spying for the cia. his father lives in michigan. he says his son was...
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and the overall narrative, that the romney campaign and governor romney still has is a very wealthy man, you know, from bain capital, from private equity that doesn't necessarily connect with the average voter. that's not going to be negated with a bus tour. >> i want to play a clip of romney in pennsylvania over the weekend. >> when i was governor, arnold schwarzenegger, fellow republican, came to my state, put a billboard up in my state, trying to poach jobs from my state to go to california. a picture of him in a t-shirt flexing his muscles. said, come to california. what am i to do? i put billboards up in this state. and had me in a t-shirt flexing my muscles. it said, smaller muscles but much lower taxes. come to massachusetts. all right? >> we all looked at that and said, okay. he looks kind of loose. actually telling a story that people can relate to, but is it really that good or are we just setting the bar so low for him? >> who knew it would be easier to make mitt romney look laid back than it is to make barack obama look competent. that's the -- >> now, now. >> that's the cha
and the overall narrative, that the romney campaign and governor romney still has is a very wealthy man, you know, from bain capital, from private equity that doesn't necessarily connect with the average voter. that's not going to be negated with a bus tour. >> i want to play a clip of romney in pennsylvania over the weekend. >> when i was governor, arnold schwarzenegger, fellow republican, came to my state, put a billboard up in my state, trying to poach jobs from my state to go to...
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what romney fears, what is nasty to mitt romney, is blanketing the airwaves with attacks showing mitt romney saying one thing and saying another, saying one thing, saying another, saying one thing, saying another. none of his competitors have had the money to do it to him. those who have had enough money to get on the have been attacking the anti-romney. newt gingrich, in addition to getting hammered by the super pacs got hammered. so for newt, for mitt romney, this has been the nicest, cleanest campaign one could possibly imagine. >> so is this going to be the campaign, nastiness coming from the super pacs. this was through december 30 p. ron paul ran almost 2600 ads, half attack ads. the pac that supports romney ran 1,746, all negative and most were aimed at gingrich. so, is that what we're looking at here? we're looking at the candidate who the nasty evidence thing he says is, you lied about something and let the pacs do the dirty work? >> absolutely. he gets down to a plausible deniable. he gets to say, pacs, i don't know those guys, i by law can't communicate with them. the super
what romney fears, what is nasty to mitt romney, is blanketing the airwaves with attacks showing mitt romney saying one thing and saying another, saying one thing, saying another, saying one thing, saying another. none of his competitors have had the money to do it to him. those who have had enough money to get on the have been attacking the anti-romney. newt gingrich, in addition to getting hammered by the super pacs got hammered. so for newt, for mitt romney, this has been the nicest,...
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i have been against mitt romney. i have been beaten by mitt romney. then i've met mitt romney, got to know him. he is very likable and very charismatic when you get to know him, and i think paul ryan humanizes him. >> most people don't get to meet him and shake his handshand and look him in the eye. can you sort of manage a personality, i guess, is the question? >> well, you know, certainly barack obama managed a spernlt in 2008. he was bigger than life itself. he was the superstar. i think mitt romney does have a chance as we kind of go into the convention to kind of humanize and warm him up and tell the mitt romney story that a lot of us haven't heard yet, and once he gets a chance to do this, will he do well over the next 08 something days. >> on the converse side, there's a new e-book out, and it's really about the obama campaign now and it paints a picture that's the exact opposite of what it was in 2008, which was very disciplined, which was very focused. they're looking at a campaign where there's a lot of infighting, where there's some questio
i have been against mitt romney. i have been beaten by mitt romney. then i've met mitt romney, got to know him. he is very likable and very charismatic when you get to know him, and i think paul ryan humanizes him. >> most people don't get to meet him and shake his handshand and look him in the eye. can you sort of manage a personality, i guess, is the question? >> well, you know, certainly barack obama managed a spernlt in 2008. he was bigger than life itself. he was the superstar....
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and i think that the fact that the current governor of the island has supported romney and romney has spoken for it becoming a state but hasn't talking about english becoming the requirement, that may help romney. but the differences is subtle. >> i don't remember an election where we paid so much election to puerto rico and guam and american samoa. but is it about there's so much talk about will anyone go to the convention with 1,144 gel dates and literally every single one counts? >> we had this conversation in 2008 when the contest between then senator clinton and then senator obama went all the way out. so many states that had never had the opportunity to weigh in on the nomination of our candidate or had the benefit of having the campaigns come and campaign in their states and areas were getting that attention. so you know, i just like to remind people that both from the perspective of the rnc and dnc, this was supposed to be a good thing. it was supposed to be more people from different parts of the country and different parts of whether it's the republican or democratic party d
and i think that the fact that the current governor of the island has supported romney and romney has spoken for it becoming a state but hasn't talking about english becoming the requirement, that may help romney. but the differences is subtle. >> i don't remember an election where we paid so much election to puerto rico and guam and american samoa. but is it about there's so much talk about will anyone go to the convention with 1,144 gel dates and literally every single one counts?...
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jeb bush has endorsed mitt romney. of course, bush was probably the most frequently heard name, along with maybe chris christie and mitch daniels for somebody who would be a white knight who would vid into a contested convention. but here's the statement that we just got from the former florida governor. ting chi part of it is this -- from the romney perspective, primary elections have been held in 34 states and now is the time for the republicans to unite behind governor romney. so the influential former governor jeb bush endorsing mitt romney. we'll have a lot more on that coming up. >>> right now, the president is on his way to vegas as part of a four-state tour this week to highlight energy policies as gas prices, of course, continue to rise. the national average now $3.86 a gallon, up more than 30 cents from a year ago. the president's first stop will be at the nation's largest operating solar cell plant which uses nearly 1 million solar panels to power 17,000 homes. coral davenport is a correspondent for "nationa
jeb bush has endorsed mitt romney. of course, bush was probably the most frequently heard name, along with maybe chris christie and mitch daniels for somebody who would be a white knight who would vid into a contested convention. but here's the statement that we just got from the former florida governor. ting chi part of it is this -- from the romney perspective, primary elections have been held in 34 states and now is the time for the republicans to unite behind governor romney. so the...
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it's not really about is mitt romney -- >> doesn't say much about mitt romney. b, doesn't very to come out with more of a plan at some point if. >> he has to be more specific. conservatives are asking him to get more specific on policy. boehner is saying, he doesn't need to be bill clinton in terms of charisma, chris christie punching at the president. he has to be solid, have a steady economic message and that will be enough to win. you don't have to love him just agree with him and think he's the better choice. >> go ahead. >> i was going to say, it's never a good thing when one of the most important leaders of your party says, well, you don't have to fall in love with our candidate. and i think what you are seeing now, in those advertisements, romney has been hitting on his core point. the economy's lousy. obama didn't fix it. try me. i think there's a limit to that appeal. i think the voters who believe that are already with romney. the reason i think he needs more specifics or more personal stuff about himself is just to persuade voters who haven't decided
it's not really about is mitt romney -- >> doesn't say much about mitt romney. b, doesn't very to come out with more of a plan at some point if. >> he has to be more specific. conservatives are asking him to get more specific on policy. boehner is saying, he doesn't need to be bill clinton in terms of charisma, chris christie punching at the president. he has to be solid, have a steady economic message and that will be enough to win. you don't have to love him just agree with him...